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Gps (Global Processing System: Presented by
Gps (Global Processing System: Presented by
SYSTEM)
PRESENTED BY:
RAMAKRISHNA
RAJU.M
(08D15A0409)
INDEX
• WHAT IS GPS?
• TRIANGULATION
• DETERMINING POSITION
• PRINCIPAL OF OPERATION
• THREE SEGMENTS OF GPS
• FACTORS INFLUENCING GPS
ACCURACY
• GPS APLLICATION
• CONCLUSION
WHAT IS GPS ?
• GPS , is short for Global Positioning System , is a
satellite system used to navigate. It enables anyone on
the planet who owns a GPS receiver to know where they
are 24 hours a day in any kind of weather.
User Segment
Control Segment
Ground
Antennas
Master Station Monitor Stations
Space Segment
• 24 satellites in 6 inclined orbits
• 4 satellites per orbit - 12 hour revolutions
• 12,600 miles (20,000 km) altitude
Control Segment
CONSISTS OF A MASTER CONTROL
STATION IN COLORAD SPRING AS WELL AS
UPLINK AND MONITOR STATIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE SATELLITE SYSTEM.
MONITOR STATIONS.
• HAWAII
• ASCENSION
• DIEGO GARCIA
• KWAJALEIN
Control Segment
US Space Command
Cape Canaveral
Hawaii
Kwajalein Atoll
Diego Garcia
Ascension
Is.
• LOSS OF TRANSMITTED
CORRECTIONS FROM INMARSAT OR
SPOTBEAM SATELLITES
Sources of Signal Interference
Earth’s Atmosphere
Solid Structures
• Better tracking of
aircraft enhances
safety
Car Navigation
• On-board navigation
• Fleet management
• Roadside assistance
• Enhanced services
• Recreational facilities --
golf courses, ski resorts
THAN ‘Q’